But the Chinese culture he incorporates might just as easily be imaged as authentic.
For example, there is one scene in Hero when tens of thousands of soldiers use their feet to shoot off a shower of arrows. That is purely Zhang's invention, and he has been criticized at home for fabricating Chinese culture.
"But for me, making a film is like realizing a dream. This is even truer when making an martial arts film. I don't really care about reality," said the 52 year-old director.
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